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Martin Schram: Seven days in May — saving America from within

“Seven Days in May,” the epic 1960s novel and a film starring Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas and Ava Gardner, was a fictional tale about right-wing Pentagon generals who tried to topple the U.S. government.

Tribune News Service

Mystery stars could be alien

A series of telescope photographs from the 1950s reveal unusually regular patterns of flickering lights in the sky

Salon

U.S. OKs potential sale of Chinook helicopters to Egypt, Pentagon says

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of CH-47F Chinook helicopters and related equipment to Egypt for an estimated cost of $2.6 billion, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Australia wins U.S. approval to buy rocket launchers

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of mobile rocket launchers to Australia, as the country seeks to boost its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Reuters

Exclusive-U.S. and Ukraine discuss danger of escalation as new arms extend Kyiv's reach

As the United States and its allies provide Ukraine with increasingly sophisticated arms, Washington has held discussions with Kyiv about the danger of escalation if it strikes deep inside Russia, U.S. and diplomatic officials tell Reuters.

Reuters

Funding sought for more 'responsive' satellite launches - Roll Call

House lawmakers are seeking funding for a new method of launching satellites that is less vulnerable to attack.

Roll Call

'Top Gun: Maverick's' F-18 flights cost new Tom Cruise film $11,374 an hour

The U.S. Navy lent Tom Cruise F/A-18 Super Hornets for the new “Top Gun” movie. The only catches: The studio paid as much as $11,374 an hour to use the advanced fighter planes — and Cruise couldn’t touch the controls.

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Top Gun for hire: why Hollywood is the US military’s best wingman

Film-makers get to borrow expensive bits of kit on the cheap, but the Pentagon uses movies as a propaganda machine

The Guardian - UK

Permanent war will destroy America

When Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene are the only people objecting to endless war, it's all gone wrong

Salon

Israel’s Military Figures Endorse US Stance to Reach Nuclear Deal with Iran

Leaders of the military and security institutions in Israel disagree with Prime Minister Naftali Bennet government’s hardline opposition to the Iranian nuclear deal, political sources in Tel Aviv revealed on Wednesday. They support the US policy towards Iran, led by President Joe Biden, generals in the Pentagon, the army and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv says invasion in most active phase

Ukraine news from May 24: Defence ministry says battles being fought in eastern Ukraine could determine country’s fate.

Al Jazeera

US ‘playing with fire’ on Taiwan, China warns: Xinhua

Chinese state news agency cites official as saying Washington is using the ‘Taiwan card’ to contain Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Pentagon says more high-tech weapons going to Ukraine

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says nearly 50 defense leaders from around the world met Monday and agreed to send more advanced weapons to Ukraine, including a harpoon launcher and missiles to protect its coast

The Independent UK

GOP candidate's security clearance becomes issue in SC

Republican Katie Arrington’s suspended security clearance is becoming an issue in her primary campaign against incumbent South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace

The Independent UK

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UFOs left people with burns, 'time suspension' and brain damage, claims Pentagon report

Catching sight of a UFO isn't just a tale for the storybooks anymore, but reports from a shady alien programme details the adverse effects people might suffer as a result

Tribune News Service

Pentagon’s spokesman Kirby is moving to a White House position

WASHINGTON — Pentagon press secretary John Kirby will move to the White House to take a senior communications role with a foreign policy focus.

The Independent UK

Kirby to lead Biden's national security communications team

President Joe Biden has named Pentagon press secretary John Kirby to be the new National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications

Al Jazeera

US urges probe, accountability for Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing

Washington renews calls for investigation into journalist’s killing after Israeli military rules out criminal inquiry.

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Reuters

Is Russia fielding laser weapons in Ukraine? Pentagon does not think so

The Pentagon said on Friday there were no indications that Russia had used laser weaponry in Ukraine, following claims by Moscow that it was fielding a new generation of powerful lasers there to strike enemy drones.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Who are they? And what do they want?

They don’t try to communicate, and they don’t respond when we try to communicate with them. They speed away if we get too close. They move faster than anything known in this world and violate the laws of physics. At least 11 times, they’ve nearly collided with American military aircraft.…

The Independent UK

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby moving to White House

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby is joining the White House, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding star power to the West Wing’s foreign policy communications team

Al Jazeera

Shireen Abu Akleh: US lawmakers demanding FBI investigate killing

Congressman Andre Carson tells Al Jazeera letter calling for US investigation into journalist’s killing gaining support.

Tribune News Service

Senate OKs $40 billion Ukraine aid bill for Biden’s signature

WASHINGTON — A $40.1 billion aid package to help arm the Ukrainian military and provide economic and humanitarian relief is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk roughly three weeks after he asked Congress for another emergency cash infusion.

Reuters

Top U.S., Russian generals speak for first time since Ukraine invasion

The top U.S. military officer, General Mark Milley, spoke by telephone with Russia's Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov, the Pentagon said on Thursday, the first conversation between the two since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.

Roll Call

Senate OKs $40B Ukraine aid bill for Biden’s signature - Roll Call

The $40.1 billion package of military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine is on its way to President Joe Biden's desk.

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